Fishing line cleat and rod support



July 8, 1952 COHEN 2,602,618

FISHING LINE CLEAT AND ROD SUPPORT Filed April 20, 1950 JOSEPH CoHE/v INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY Patented July 8, 1952 Jgkasoa i FIsnINe rnv EoLEA'r no!) snrronr U Josepb-fiohemlrv npp1icau6n -npfi1 20, 1950, Serial No..1; 7;021i g lClaim. (01.5243. 140v 1 i This; mvention. relates-to :fis'iiihg -zequipment and more particularly to .a fishingsrod'tholdercombining .rthe characteristics/'2 of ibotheastin andstili fishing rod-handles.

vlhe F principal object Jot .the'invention is -eto provide-.anall zpurpose rod holder consisting basically. of a'combined :.c1amp and cleat-the latter; serving as 3 a; means on: which the fishing line is wound for. :tight iline .or still fishing or trolling, duringxwhich; the .holder. isa-secured tonthe igimwaleiof .a boat or otherysi'ipportiiby means of the clamp'which tisea-n-:integral=.zpart ofnthe .cleat. tThe inventionr'further providesca casting rod handle having a reelseataand'elamp, theimdin theipresent caseconsisting of a length of spring steelwirehaving intermediate its ends a plurality of convolutionsproviding a resilient the baited hook when a fish strikes during tight line or stillfishing, trolling-.01 casting.

Another object of the invention is to provide an all "purpose fishing line-and rod holder consistingof the clamp and cleat and including a bracket or saddle suitably forme'dto support the butt end of a fishing rodor pole, the said bracket or saddle being capable of rotational and oscillative displacement in relation to the holder and may be quickly and conveniently detached from the holder when the latter is to be used for other purposes described.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in use as a pole or rod support.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the invention slightly modified to accommodate a line reel and to adapt the same as a casting rod holder.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view showing the holder without the accessories revealed in the preceeding figures and illustrating its adaptation for still or tight line fishing, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Continuing with a more detailed description of the drawing, reference is made primarily to Figures 1, 3 and 4 in which l0 denotes generally the base element or body which is preferably cast from light weight metal or molded from plastic and is formed with parallel and substantially coextensive plates II and I2, joined in spaced apart relationship by the legs l3, which are set inwardly from the ends of the plates H and I2. In this manner a cleat is formed on which may be wound the fishing line H when the device is converted to still" or *Ltight line fishing. cln such 'ca'se's; it *is desirable that: the ilin'e-ghol'der or' bod y ll] be fixed to a convenient support such as the gunwale of a boat. For this "purposeea clamp is providedthrough the depending legs T5 and l 6, formed on the underside :of athenplate l 2 and a screw rod ll passing-through a threaded aperture in the leg l5. 'Thescrew rod carries a loosely mounted-head I 8 which is adapted-to engage-the gunwale which will-be disposed between the: head I8-andfthe fiat faced-9 of: the companion leg 16, thus to 'clampingly hold .the dVicej-ifiplace.

Formed-onthe outer faceof the leg-'--member I6 is a boss 20 which serves asa reinforcement "for a protuberance 2! cast integral 'rwith' the may 10 anddirec'ted' 'angularly upward'and -is axially bored to receive anend of a rod 22. 'J'Ihe 'rod 22 is made preferably of spring steel wire but to increaseits'spring-back, aseries ofcon- 'V0luti0n's "23 is made in the rod-nearest its an chored endwhich latter is' secured by "a set screw 24' entering' through a threaded opening in the body 10 td'bear'againstthe end of the rod inthe bore' of protuberance 2|I -The outer end of the rod 22 has a loop or eye 25 through which the line H! is adapted to be passed after having been wound on the cleat in the manner shown in Figure 3. In still or tight line fishing, it is preferred that the line be passed first through the convolutions 23 in the rod 22, thence through the eye 25 at the tip of the rod. By thus holding the line, the full energy of the spring-back of the rod is utilized to set the hook in the mouth of the fish after the initial pull is exerted by the latter in taking the bait.

It will be observed in Figure 3 that the plate H of the body has an aperture 26 therein midway of its ends which is preferably square. This aperture is adapted to accommodate a bolt 27 (Fig. 1), the head 28 of which bears against the underside of the plate ll, clearance being made therefor during insertion of the bolt by recessing the lower plate l2 at 29. The bolt is held against rotation by means of a squared portion 30 thereon next adjacent the head and which conforms to the shape of the aperture 25.

In certain cases, a fisherman may desire to relinquish his rod or pole and occupy himself otherwise while leaving his baited line in the water. A support for the rod or pole is provided through the medium of a bracket or saddle 3| (Fig. 1), one upwardly turned end of which is formed with a loop 23. adapted to receive the butt end of the pole or rod while the opposite end of the bracket, which is also turned angularly upward, is bifurcated at 33 to support the rod or pole. Midway between the ends of the bracket 3| is formed a hemispherical housing 34 which is adapted to rest on a correspondingly shaped support 35 (Fig. 4), which latter, in turn, is supported on the top plate ll of the holder through an integral mounting 36. The boit 21, disposable in the aperture 26 of the plate; tl extends; through an -opening 31 in the support 35 and'a slot '38 in'the housing 34 to hold these members in assembled relationship and for relative adjustment. A wing nut 39 is threaded upon the upper end: of the bolt 21 and by loosening this nut, the bracket 3| may be adjusted to any desired position;

The foregoing description refers to the device as used in a stationary position, such as on the gunwale of a boat, during still'or tight line fishing. In FigurefZ is shown a slightly modified. example oftheinventionz Since the only variationof the form of the invention-shown inFigure 2- from that: revealed in the preceding figures is in the addition of a seat and clamp for a conventional reel 40, the same reference numerals areemployed in Figure, 2' to :indicate like parts shown in Figures 1, '3 and 4, The reel 40 has-an elongated base 4| one end of which :is extended into .a cavity '42- formed at the forward end, of a seat 43' made in the-top of the plate 'll. of the body' Ill. The opposite end of-thezreel base 4| is secured by'means of a lug or clamp 44 which is retained'by' a screw 45: passing through an aperturej'therein and is threaded into the plate llr- Theline from the reel 40 is-passed through the eye 25 of the rod-22 and the holder body 10 becomes the handle-of the rod which is mani'pulated in the same manner as the, conventional rod and reel in casting, and while the rod 22 is much shorter than the conventional casting-rod, its flexibility as contributed largely by the-convo1utions 23, makes the device highly efiicient in casting with-artificial lures. g

It is clearly evident from the foregoing that intent of the invention.

the base element ID of the invention has many applications and may be converted from one adaptation to another quickly and without effort.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of some modification and such modification as may be construed to fall within the scope and meaning of the appended claim is alsoconsidered to be within the spirit and What is claimed is:

. ,In a combination fishing pole holder, line cleat and clamp, a body comprising a pair of parallel, spaced apart plates defining a cleat on which isadapted to be wound a fishing line, one of said plates having an aperture at its midsection, a-pairoflegs depending from the other of said plates, a screw rod threaded through an aperture'in' one of said legs for longitudinal displacement relative to the other of said legs, an axially bored. protuberance integral? with and ex tending angularly from one vend of said body, a saddle havingupt'urnedends, one of said ends being formed with a loop, the other of said ends being bifurcated, a slotted hemispherical housing on. said saddle at its midsection, 'an apertured mounting member supported on said body corresponding in shape to and retained in said housing, and a bolt'in the apertureof said'plate extending through the aperture of said mounting memberand the slot of said: hemispherical housing for holding said saddle 'on said body for oscillative and rotative displacement on' said mounting member.

: JOSEPH COHEN."

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